男士在下午六点最“听话”

 　　A woman may not always gets what she wants... but she may stand more chance if she waits until 6 pm to ask for it. This is the time when a man is likely to grant a loved one’s wishes, according to a poll.

　　一个女人也许不是总能得到她想要的，但是如果她等到下午六点再提出要求，那么她成功的可能性会更大。根据一项调查，在下午六点男人很可能会满足爱人的心愿。

　　Anything from taking out the rubbish to a romantic weekend away is likely to be looked on more favourably¹ if broachedat the end of the working day.

　　如果女人在工作结束的时刻提出要求，不管是扔垃圾还是外出过个浪漫周末，都可能会被欣然接受。

　　Henpecked husbands should, however, steer² clear ofhaving a row mid-afternoon. That’s because 3 pm is the best time for the fairer sex to win an argument, the poll of more than 1,000 men and women found.

　　然而，怕老婆的丈夫应该避免在午后和老婆发生争吵。因为，这项涵盖1000多名男性和女性的调查发现，在下午三点女性最容易在吵架中获胜。

　　And when it comes to asking for a pay rise or promotion³, a woman would do best not to pounce⁴ onthe boss when he or she arrives for work in the morning, but to wait until 1 pm.

　　如果是要求加薪或升值，女性最好不要在老板早上刚来上班时去找他/她，而应该等到下午一点。

1 favourably   

adv. 善意地，赞成地 =favorably

参考例句：

• The play has been favourably commented by the audience. 本剧得到了观众的好评。
• The open approach contrasts favourably with the exclusivity of some universities. 这种开放式的方法与一些大学的封闭排外形成了有利的对比。

2 steer   

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶

参考例句：

• If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
• It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。

3 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

4 pounce   

n.猛扑；v.猛扑，突然袭击，欣然同意

参考例句：

• Why do you pounce on every single thing I say?干吗我说的每句话你都要找麻烦？
• We saw the tiger about to pounce on the goat.我们看见老虎要向那只山羊扑过去。